Garment



Dec. 2, 1941.

E. P. JOHNS GARMENT Filed Sept. 17, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l A ORNEY Dec.2, 1941. E. P; JOHNS GARMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' Filed Sept. 17, 1937INVENTOR TORNEY Patented Dec. 2, 1941 GARIVIENT Edmund Percy Johns, NewYork, N. Y., assignor of one-half to Samuel Bresler, New York, N. Y.

Application September 17, 1937, Serial No. 164,319

Claims.

This invention generally to garments. More particularly, this inventionrelates to the type-of garment which is adapted to have detachablysecured thereto a cap or-hood member.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a garment of thecharacter described having improved means for 'detachably securing a capor hood thereto and in which the said securing means is so disposed asto be adapted to be entirely concealed from view when the garment isworn without the cap or hood.

Another object of my invention is to provide a highly improved garmentconstruction of the character described adapted to have a cap or hooddetachably secured thereto by slide fastener .means or the like, inwhich the skinof the wearer is at all'timesprotectedfrom directcontact-with .the fastener elements.

Still another object of .my invention is to provide a novel garmentconstruction of the charfied in the construction hereinafter described,

and of which the scope of application-will be indicated in the followingclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is;

shown one of the various possible embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an assembled garment and hood embodyingmy invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken substantially on-theline -22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view'similar to Fig. 2 but with the hood removed,illustrating the manner of wearing the garment without the hood.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail of a portion of the hood shownin Figs. land 2 and illustrating the positioning of the slider fastenermeans.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary detail of a portion of thegarment andcollar thereof shown in Figs. 1 to 3 and illustrating the positioning ofthe slider fastener means which is adapted to cooperate with the slidermeans on the hood.

Fig-5a is an enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of thegarmentshownin Figs. l'to 3.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of a garment collar illustrating amodified'form of my invention.

Fig. '7 is an-enlarged cross-sectional view taken substantially on theline '!-'1 of Fig.6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of another type of garment with the hoodattached thereto illustrating stillanother modified form of myinvention.

Fig. 9 isan enlarged cross-sectional view'ta-ken substantially on theline 99 of Fig. '8; and

Fig. 10 is anenlarged view of aportion of the garment illustrated inFig. 8 with a portion broken awaydisclosing the ihterior constructionthereof.

Referring now in detail to thedrawings, there is disclosed in Figs. 1 to5 one form of my inven tion comprising a garment 20 which may take theform of a hunting jacket, sportjacket, windbreaker, blouse, -or anyother article of wearing apparel having a turned-down or foldabletype 0fcollar 2| to which there isadapted to be detach- .ably secured asuitable head covering such as a hood 22, asshown.

By my invention I have providedan improved construction andarrangementfor detachably securing the hood .22 to the garmentll) insuch manner whereby the skin of the wearer will at all times beprotected from direct contact with any part of the fastening mechanismwhen the hood is in effective attached position, as shown in Fig. 1, andalso when the garment is .worn without thehood, as shown in Fig. 3.

To this end I provide a tape 23 carrying a row of hookless fastenerelements 24, the said tape being attached adjacent the bottom edge ofthe hood 22 so that the fastener elements 24 will project slightly belowthe said bottom edge, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.-

To present a better appearance, the edge of the band 23 farthest removedfrom theelements 24 may be'covered by a fabric tape 25 sewed to the hood2 2. On the collar 2l.of the garment 20 I provide a tape 26 :similar'tothe tape 23 and carrying a row of fastener elements "2'! designed tocooperate with the elements 24. As .illustrated in Fig..5a, the fastenerelements 21 are so disposed with respect to the .collar 2| that when thegarment I0 is worn without the hood 22 and the collar 2| turned down orfolded,:-a-s shown in Fig. 3, the saidfastenerelements 2'! will beconcealed from view underneatht-he fold of the collar and at thesametimewill be .out of direct contact with the skin of the-wearer. .A fabrictape 28 covering theedgeof the band .26 slmilar'to the tape 25 may alsobe provided. A

said fastener elements 4| suitable slider member 30 is provided to jointhe cooperating elements 24 and 21 in the customary manner. The slidefastener device is preferably of the type whereby the hood 22 may becompletely separated from the garment 20.

When it is desired to attach the hood 22 to the garment 20 the collar 2|is first raised from the folded position shown in Fig. 3 to the positionshown in Fig. 2 so that the surface 2|a of the collar 2| opposed to thesurface 2|b carrying the fastener elements 21 will protect the skin fromthe fastener elements 24 and 21 when they are joined by the slider 30.

The hood 22 may be provided with extension tabs 3| and 32, which aredesigned to be joined at the front by any suitable means'such as buttons33 and buttonholes 34 in "order to completely envelop and protect thefront neck portion ofv the wearer.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have disclosed a modified form of my invention inwhich the row of fastener elements 21 attached to the garment 20 aredisposed so that their upper edges substantially coincide with thenormal fold line of the collar 2|, to facilitate the normal folding orturning down of the said collar.

In Figs. 8 to 10 I have disclosed still another at a point spaced fromthe top edge thereof. In

order to protect the skin of the wearer from contact with the fastenerelements 4| a layer 45, which may be of the same or similar material asthat of the neckband 42, is attached to the said neckband by a row ofstitching 46 disposed adjacent the lower edge of said layer 45, It isnoted that the upper portion of the layer 45 which overlies the fastenerelements4| is unattached, thus providing a channel in which the aredisposed. It is thus seen that when the garment 43 is worn as shown inFig. 10, without the hood 22, the row 4| on the garment by means of theslider, both of said fastener elements 24 and 4| when in such connectedposition will be concealed from view within the above mentioned channel.At the same time the skin of the wearer will also be prevented fromcontact with the fastener elements, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

It is understood that in all forms of my invention illustrated in thedrawings the slider member 30'nray be mounted on either the row offastener elements attached to the garments or to the row of fastenerelements attached to the hood. Y

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A garment of the character described, comprising a collar having aneck band member forming the neck opening of the garment and an integralfold over member permanently attached to the garment by means of saidneck band member and foldable back on a line of fold over the outside ofsaid garment to oovier said neck band member substantially throughoutits length, a fabric tape extending substantially along said line offold, a row of hookless fastener elements carried by said tape andpositioned on the under face of said fold over member when said foldover member is in folded-down wearing position and hence located betweenthe folds of the fold over member and the neck band when said fold overmember is in said folded-down position, so as to be accesible when thecollar is in raised position, said row extending substantially aroundthe circumference of said fold over member and neck band member, and ahood provided with a row of hookless fastener elements around the loweredge thereof, cooperating with said fastener elements on said fold overmember for detachably securing said hood to said garment, thepositioning of the fold over member and neck band being such that thesaid neck band and fold over member constitute a shield between the skinof the wearer and the cooperating hookless fastener elements when thehood is in attached position and form an integral part of the compositegarment structure.

2 In a garment, a collar having a neck band member forming theneck'opening of the garment, a fold over member, the outer ply of saidneck band member secured to the outer ply of said fold over memberforming a line of fo1d,'a row of hookless fastener elements disposedsubstantially along said line of fold; said fold over member foldableback over the outside of said garment to cover said neck band member andsaid row of hookless fastener elements, said row of hookless fastenerelements being accessible when said collar is in the raised position.

3. In a garment, a collar having a neck band member forming the neckopening of the garment, a fold over member, the outer ply of said neckband member secured to the outer ply of said fold over member forming aline of fold, a row of hookless fastener elements disposed substantiallyalong said line of fold; said fold over member foldable back over theoutside of said garment to cover said neck band member and said row ofhookless fastener elements, said row of hookless fastener elements beingaccessible when said collar is in the raised position, and a hoodprovided with a row of hookless fastener elements around the lower edgethereof,rcooperating with said fastener elements on said fold overmember for detachably securing said hood to said garment.

4. A garment of the character described, comprising a collar having aneck band member forming the neck opening of the garment and an integralfold over member permanently attached to the garment by means of saidneck band member and foldable back over the outside of said garmentalong a line of fold, a fabric tape extending substantially along saidline of fold, a row. of hookless fastener elements carried by said tapelocated between the folds of the fold elements disposed along said lineof fold located 10 between the folds of the fold-over member and theneck band member when said fold-over member is in said folded-downposition, and a hood provided with a row of hookless fastener elementsaround the lower edge thereof, cooperating with said fastener elementson said fold-over member for detachably securing said hood to saidgarment, the positioning of the fold-Over member and neck band memberbeing such that the said neck band member and fold-over memberconstitute a shield between the skin of the wearer and the cooperatinghookless fastener elements when the hood is in attached position andforms an integral part of the composite garment structure.

EDMUND PERCY JOHNS.

